06/10/2026
Four names on the cover. One voice in the text. Every instructor has opened a group paper and wondered who wrote which part.
The fix isn't policing. It's an authorship habit: require a one-page contribution map with every group submission. Who built the outline? Who ran the sources? Who wrote each section? Who revised? Make authorship visible before the grade, not after the dispute.
If your department required a contribution map tomorrow, what would change? Tell us below.